Automation & Robotics Engineer, Additive Manufacturing — Equity

Hadrian Automation; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Flexible vacation policy

Equity

Job summary

Hadrian Automation in Torrance, CA is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer to design, deploy, and commission AM cell automation with emphasis on powder handling, safety, and integration.

You will own safety architecture, validate against aerospace/defense requirements, and collaborate with controls engineers to ensure reliable, scalable automation across factory cells. On-site work in Torrance with up to 25% travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field.
• 4+ years designing, deploying, and sustaining automation solutions in production manufacturing environments.
• Hands-on experience with industrial robotics, material handling systems, and machine tending automation, including PLC-level familiarity with the cells you deploy.
• Demonstrated competency in machine safety: risk assessment and functional safety design per ISO 12100 and ISO 13849 or equivalent, and hands-on safety interlock implementation and validation.
• Experience commissioning automation equipment and executing structured acceptance testing against defined performance criteria.
• Familiarity with machine integration and control interfaces in a factory automation context.
• Ability to work on site full time in Torrance, California, and to travel to Hadrian deployment sites, integrators, and OEM facilities — up to 25% [CONFIRM].
• Must be a U.S. person for ITAR purposes — a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or otherwise eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Responsibilities

• Cell Automation Design and Commissioning: design, deploy, and commission automation for AM cell workflows including powder handling and transport.
• Cell Safety Architecture: own safety architecture for AM cell automation — risk assessment, guarding, presence sensing, emergency stop and interlock logic.
• Powder and Combustible Dust Safety: engineer automation around powder safety — NFPA 484, inert gas handling, and grounding and bonding practice.
• Automation Interface Requirements: define automation interface requirements — mechanical, electrical, and data.
• Automation Team Partnership: partner with Hadrian Automation on interfaces and roadmaps, reusing vendor equipment where appropriate.
• Acceptance Testing: execute FAT and SAT and define performance criteria tied to cycle time, throughput, and reliability.
• Reliability and Maintenance: own reliability programs — preventive maintenance schedules, spares strategy, root cause analysis.
• Throughput and Bottleneck Elimination: identify bottlenecks using data to improve throughput and machine utilization.
• Design for Redeployment: standardize cell automation for transfer to other Hadrian factories.

Skills

Industrial robotics

Material handling systems

Machine tending automation

PLC familiarity

Safety interlock implementation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field

Tools

OPUS

Job description

Hadrian Automation in Torrance, CA is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer to design, deploy, and commission AM cell automation with emphasis on powder handling, safety, and integration.

You will own safety architecture, validate against aerospace/defense requirements, and collaborate with controls engineers to ensure reliable, scalable automation across factory cells. On-site work in Torrance with up to 25% travel.